Command Line Tool Support
for Windows and Linux
for OS X
Ctrl+Alt+S
This page shows a list of all PHP-specific and custom command line tools that are currently available at the PhpStorm level.
Tools with inconsistencies in the definition files
are marked with the Invalid description icon 
.
Note that PHP-specific command line tools work only with local PHP interpreters, see Configuring Local PHP Interpreters and Enabling PHP support.
Use this page to enable integration with third-party PHP command line tools and define your own ones.
| Item | Tooltip and shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Table of available tools | ||
| Enabled | When the check box in this column is selected, the commands defined within the corresponding command line tool can be executed from PhpStorm. | |
| Alias | In a text box in this column, specify the character string to use in command calls instead of the full
path to the tool.
For example, by default, PhpStorm assigns the following aliases: | |
| Tool Path | In a text box in this column, specify the location of the tool's executable file. | |
| Type | A read-only field in this column shows the official name of the third party command line tool. | |
| Toolbar | ||
 | Add Alt+Insert |
Click this button to open the Command Line Tools dialog box and
select the type of command-line tool to enable integration with.
The available options are:
Depending on your choice, PhpStorm opens one of the following dialog boxes for specifying the location of the selected tool: |
 | Remove Alt+Delete | Click this button to have the selected tool removed from the list. |
 | Edit | Click this button to change the definition of the selected tool. |
 | Reload command list from executable | Click this button to have PhpStorm refresh the list of commands of the selected tool. |
 | Open definition in editor | Click this button to have PhpStorm open the .xml file with commands of the selected tool
in the editor. |
| Show tool type | If this check box is selected, the Type column is added to the table of available tools. | |
| Show console in | In this area, specify where you want to enter commands. The available options are:
| |
| Console encoding | From this drop-down list, choose the character set to show the tool's output in the Command Line Tools Console Tool Window. | |